It's official: Judas Priest will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this year. Priest will receive the Musical Excellence Award at the event, which will also honor Pat Benatar, Duran Duran, the Eurythmics, Eminem, Dolly Parton, Lionel Richie, Carly Simon in the Performers category.
In the History of Rock in 1967 – The Jimi Hendrix Experience appeared on UK TV’s Top Of The Pops, performing ‘Purple Haze’.
In 1973 – Led Zeppelin opened their 1973 North American tour, which was billed as the ‘biggest and most profitable rock & roll tour in the history of the United States’. The group flew between gigs in ‘The Starship’ a Boeing 720 passenger jet, complete with bar, shower room, TV and video in a 30' lounge.
And in 1997 – Courtney Love placed an advertisement in The Seattle Times selling the house she had shared with Kurt Cobain. The five-bedroom four-bathroom house was on the market for $3millon.